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Legal Notice

REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING QUALIFICATIONS

The McDowell County Public Service District (PSD), McDowell County, West Virginia is in the process of obtaining qualifications from consulting engineering firms interested in providing advice and services for the Keystone/Northfork Sewer Project. The selected firm will work closely with all team members including the McDowell County PSD and Region I Planning & Development Council.

It is anticipated that the consultant will be required to (1) prepare preliminary engineering report(s), (2) design and prepare construction drawings, bid specifications, and bid documents in accordance with all State, Federal, and Local regulations, (3) evaluate bids received and make recommendation of award, (4) monitor and inspect construction activities to ensure compliance with plans and specifications, (5) review and approve contractor’s pay estimates, (6) preparation and delivery of final “As Built” drawings and data in GIS format (shapefile, geodatabase, etc.) with data georeferenced to and assigned real-world coordinates and accompanied by comprehensive descriptive metadata, and (7) any other services needed by the McDowell County PSD for the implementation of the project.

Procurement of said services shall be in accordance with West Virginia Code Chapter 5G and 2 CFR 200. Consultants interested in being considered for this project must submit detailed qualifications including technical expertise, management, and staffing capabilities, and related prior experience. The consultant’s eligibility to receive federal funds will be verified at http://www.sam.gov prior to contract award.

Please submit one (1) original, (3) three copies, and one (1) digital format submission of all requested information to the McDowell County Public Service District and one (1) copy and (1) digital submission to Region I PDC, by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023. It is the responsibility of the respondent to ensure the receipt of the proposal by the date and time specified.

McDowell County Region I Planning &
Public Service District Development Council
RFQ Engineer – Keystone/ RFQ Engineer – Keystone/ Northfork Sewer Northfork Sewer
21901 Rocket Boys Drive Attention: Eric Combs,
Welch, West Virginia 24801 Project Manager
1439 E. Main Street, Suite 5
Princeton, WV 24740
Digital Submission:
[email protected]

If you have any questions, please email Eric Combs at [email protected].

Attention is directed to the fact that the proposed project may be undertaken through funding sources including, but not limited to, HUD/Community Development Block Grant, Appalachian Regional Commission, WV DEP CWSRF, USDA-Rural Development, U.S. EPA, and the WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council.

The McDowell County PSD will afford full opportunity for minority business enterprises to submit a show of interest in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any interested firm or individual on the grounds of race, creed, color, sex, age, handicap or national origin in the contract award.

The McDowell County PSD reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all submissions.

Jerry Stepp, Chairman
McDowell County Public Service District

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